Insights from the 2023 Textile Exchange Conference
The Mohair South Africa team travelled to London last month for the 2023 Textile Exchange Conference. This global gathering brought together over 1,800 in-person and virtual attendees, encompassing a spectrum of voices from farmers and activists to CEOs and NGOs.
Visiting the Prato Mills
The Natural Fibre Connect Prato Textile Recycling Tour commenced with an insightful visit to Manteco.
African Textile Talks 2023
The 2023 African Textile Talks hosted by Twyg &Imiloa Collective on Thursday, 17 August, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. This was a great opportunity to connect and learn about textiles, slow fashion, and design in AFRICA.
On the Cusp Series: The celebration of textile art with Frances van Hasselt
This local artist is all about honouring the art of working with mohair. Design is a way to capture stories and memories of places and spaces and recreate these moments into objects.
Time to celebrate GUGUBYGUGU at SA Fashion Week
Gugu Peteni studied fashion and textile design at the Nelson Mandela University (Cum Laude honours, 2017). Post-graduate, she worked as the in-house designer and retail manager for Mohair SA for three years, and in the process started her own fashion brand GUGUBYGUGU.